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Phrase(s): *down (with someone)
Sl. friends with someone; okay or on good terms with someone. (Down = okay. *Typically: be ~; get ~.) • It’s okay. I’m down with Chuck. • Chuck and I are down.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with DOWN, Also see BACK DOWN; BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES; BEAR DOWN; BEAT DOWN; BE DOWN; BELT DOWN; BOG DOWN; BOIL DOWN TO; BREAK DOWN; BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK; BRING DOWN; BRING DOWN THE HOUSE; BUCKLE DOWN; BUILD DOWN; BURN DOWN; CALL DOWN; CAST DOWN; CAUGHT WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN; CHOW DOWN; CLAMP DOWN; CLOSE DOWN; COME DOWN; COME DOWN ON; COME DOWN TO; COME DOWN WITH; COOL DOWN; COOL OFF (DOWN); COUNT DOWN; CRACK DOWN; CUT DOWN; DEEP DOWN; DIE AWAY (DOWN); DIG DOWN; DRAW DOWN; DRESSING DOWN; FACE DOWN; FALL DOWN; FLAG DOWN TO; GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS; GO DOWN (DOWNHILL); GO DOWN THE LINE; HAND DOWN; HANDS DOWN; HIT SOMEONE WHEN DOWN; HOLD DOWN; IT'S ALL DOWNHILL; JUMP DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT; KEEP DOWN; KNOCK BACK (DOWN); KNOCK DOWN DRAG OUT; KNOCK DOWN WITH A FEATHER; KNUCKLE DOWN; LAY DOWN; LAY DOWN THE LAW; LEAD DOWN THE GARDEN PATH; LET DOWN EASY; LET ONE'S HAIR DOWN; LET SOMEONE DOWN; LET THE SIDE DOWN; LIE DOWN (ON THE JOB); LIVE DOWN; LOOK DOWN ON; LOW-DOWN, GET THE; MARK DOWN; MIX DOWN; MOW DOWN; NAIL DOWN; PIN DOWN; PIPE DOWN; PLAY DOWN; PLUNK DOWN; PULL DOWN; PUT DOWN; PUT DOWN ROOTS; PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN; RAM DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT; RING DOWN THE CURTAIN; RUB DOWN; RUN DOWN; SCALE DOWN; SELL DOWN THE RIVER; SEND DOWN; SET DOWN; SETTLE DOWN; SHAKE DOWN; SHOOT DOWN; SHOUT DOWN; SHUT DOWN; SIMMER DOWN; SIT DOWN; SLAP DOWN; SLOW DOWN; SPLASH DOWN; STAND DOWN; STARE DOWN; STEP DOWN; STRIKE DOWN; SUIT DOWN TO THE GROUND; TAKE DOWN; TAKE DOWN A NOTCH; TAKE LYING DOWN; TALK DOWN TO; TEAR DOWN; THE LOWDOWN ON; THROW DOWN THE GAUNTLET; THUMBS UP (DOWN); TIE DOWN; TONE DOWN; TOUCH DOWN; TRACK DOWN; TRADE DOWN; TURN DOWN; TURN UPSIDE DOWN; UPS AND DOWNS; VOTE DOWN; WASH DOWN; WATER DOWN; WEAR DOWN; WEIGH DOWN; WHEN IT COMES (DOWN) TO; WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN; WIND DOWN; WRITE DOWN., 1. Be depressed, in low spirits, as in During the winter months Sue's always down, but spring cheers her up. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] 2. Be knowledgeable, canny, or sophisticated, as in He was really down with the new group. This usage probably originated among jazz musicians. [Slang; mid-1940s]
American Heritage Idioms